Decontamination of bacillus subtilis spores in a sealed package using a non-thermal plasma system

NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: Chemistry and Biology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 445-455

  Keener, Kevin M ^a   Jensen, J L ^a   Valdramidis, V P ^b,c   Byrne, E ^b   Connolly, J ^d   Mosnier, J P ^d   Cullen, P J ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84858033911     PISSN: 18746489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-2852-3_34     Document Type: Conference Paper

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